Oh dear

[WRTH574]

For Christmas I got a GMRS radio for each of my boys, both of whom are teens.  While I'm covered with a license for the whole family I wasn't prepared for what they did.

I guess I should have seen this coming, but the next thing I knew they were playing music to each other, kerchunking, and screaming on channel 9. We had to sit down and have a little talk about etiquette. 

 

[DONE]

Well you will have that.  I assume that they now understand that there are others using the channels and that sort of stuff isn't really welcomed?  Or something to that effect.  Hopefully they will continue to use the radios and enjoy them. 

And I believe that's an FRS shared channel.  So everyone that heard it probably figured it was a couple kids with bubble pack radios so I wouldn't get too concerned with the feds kicking in your door and dragging you away.

 

[MichaelLAX]

At least they were far-sighted enough to use an ultra-low powered FRS channel! 

[tweiss3]

Also, remind them that anything said or done on the radio isn't private, anyone can hear it. That usually brings some perspective. 

[catbrigade]

My kids aren't old enough to have the maturity for proper handling of "real" GMRS radios, so I keep my good ones locked up. They have a couple of little blue radios that run about a quarter watt at most, and I keep them on the FRS channels only.

[MichaelLAX]

8 minutes ago, catbrigade said:

... and I keep them on the FRS channels only.

All GMRS channels are now FRS channels, too!

yes, yes, except for the Repeater transmit channels, but you knew that already! 

[catbrigade]

2 minutes ago, MichaelLAX said:

All GMRS channels are now FRS channels, too!

yes, yes, except for the Repeater transmit channels, but you knew that already! 

Yeah, I meant the low power (<=0.5w) channels 8-14.